USB to Ethernet Print Server

I have a very old printer, it's over 10 years old but still works very well and I still have a lot of spare ink cartridges for it.  Instead of letting it go to waste or throwing it away, I use it to print drafts and exam prep work for the kids.  Yesterday I had a little dilemma, the printer won't work on my Windows 8 laptop.  There are no drivers available for this printer on Windows 8, and it was not even picked up by Windows as a device.

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I did have an old HP print server, which has been sitting around without use.  The wonderful thing about this print server is simple to use.  I plugged my decade old printer into the print server (USB) and plug the printer into my router.  Now I can add the printer just like any network printer from Windows 8.

In 5 minutes I had put the old printer back to use, no additional software needed.  The device uses very little power and takes up very little space.  Another benefit - the device can be used on any USB printer. The model I use is old but price has stayed high, but I found several others on Amazon that would do the same job. (Amazon associate links)



What would you have done?  Share your thoughts and solutions in the comments.

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Extra Pages Printed With Word Document

If you get an extra sheet that prints out with every Word Document you print, it can be very wasteful, not to mention annoying.  To save some paper, ink,  money and the environment - here are the easy steps to stop that extra page from printing.

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I am referring to MS Word 2007 for all steps here.  If you are getting extra pages from everything you print, you may want to check your printer hardware options, or windows print driver properties.

1. Click the Office button, then click Word Options. Word displays the Word Options dialog box.
2. Click the Display option at the left side of the dialog box.
3. Make sure the Print Document Properties check box is cleared. Click on OK.

There you have it, no more extra sheets of paper to waste.  Hope that's helped you and save you some time.

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Permanently Delete Facebook Account

Are you tired of all the changes to Facebook's privacy policy? Are you seriously thinking about deleting your Facebook account permanently?

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If you just want to deactivate your account for now, so others can't find your information you can do the following:

• Log into your account.
• Click Account - Account Settings - Deactivate (all the way at the bottom)
• Once you do this, your profile will no longer appear on Facebook, but information is saved so you can reactivate later.

If you are really tired of Facebook, you can permanently delete your account by doing the following:

• Log into your account.
• Go to the Security Hacked account FAQ page (12771).
• Click on the link at the end and confirm on the next screen.
• Once done, your profile is saved for 14 days before deletion, just in case you change your mind.

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